Happy New Year to all the Steemites who make a living on the platform. This year 2025 we continue working for art and writing. For this 127th edition, we bring you Gabriël Metsu as a guest. There are no photos of him. But there are photos of his works.

This outstanding plastic artist was born in January 1629, in Leiden. The exact date of his birth is unknown.

From a young age he showed great talent for painting, and was influenced by the technique of Gerard Dou. Despite being only a few years old, he created more than 67 works of art.

Metsu was one of the founders of the Guild of Saint Luke of Leiden, in 1648, which brought together the painters of Leiden. At that time, he was 19 years old.

Due to the events of the First Anglo-Dutch War, Metsu emigrated to Amsterdam. There he married Isabella de Wolff in 1658. The couple then took up residence in Leidsestraat.

In 1661, Metsu met the cloth merchant Jan Hinlopen, who commissioned him to paint his family on several occasions; this brought the painter a good income.

He belonged to the Baroque movement and is considered one of the painters of the Dutch Golden Age.

He died on October 24, 1667 in Amsterdam, at the age of 38.

Here are three of his works so that you can choose the one you like the most to write about. The first is titled The Sick Girl (1665), the second, The Intruder (1661) and the third The Poultry Seller (1662).

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What do we suggest you do?

1.- Give a title that is related to your writing. For example: "The last coffee"...

2.- Write a narrative text, a poem, an essay or a reflection, based on this work. The minimum length is 200 words. Try to be creative.

3.- Invite a friend. For example, @serdak, @jiya99, @dove11 and @strong56.

4.- Vote and give reesteem so that other people can see this post.

5.- Use the tags #steemexclusive, #creative, poetry (if you write poetry), art, and the 5050, 75 and 100 clubs if you participate in any of them.

6.- Visit other participants in the dynamic and leave them a comment.

7.- Leave the link of your post in the comment box.

The Prizes will be the following:

First Place	Booming Vote
Second Place	Booming Vote

In the 126th edition there were impeccable works, which is why we awarded four participants: @wakeupkitty, @venecineaudio, @senehasa and @rosselena.